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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1937
Page
8
Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants 5 to 3 behind Carl Hubbell’s four run third inning outburst and Lee Grissom’s five hit pitching. Giants drop from near first place to second. Hubbell homered and doubled for key hits while Bubben’s streaks continue to haunt the club.
Pittsburgh struggles as a wild eighth inning throw by Jimmy Bucher decides the game against the Dodgers in a 4-? loss. Jack Winsett had tied the score earlier as the Pirates rallied on a Dodgers error and a late home run in the eighth.
The Kans awka Valley baseball league reports only two games will be played Sunday. Gazette meets D Blossom at Valley Bell and Carbide vs Puinty at Armor. Coalburgh vs DuPont is canceled. Six games postponed since the revision. any rescheduled games will be played the week of June 23. The second half opens July 2 or soon after.
Several crack motorcycle plants have arrived in Charleston to compete in Four-H Fairground races sponsored by the Capital City Motorcycle Club. Archia Hurd of Roanoke Va will race against professional riders as motors are tuned under American Motorcycle Association rules. Weather favorable, trials to be held today and Sunday afternoon may see fast records at the Four-H track, first AMA sanctioned race in the state drawing national riders.
Augie Galen's long drive triple with bases loaded sparks the Chicago Cubs to an 8 7 victory over the Pills, moving them to sole first place one game ahead of New York. The game featured late rallies and key hits as Chicago clinched top spot.
Glenwood softball overwhelmed Taft at Glenwood Field 24 to 3. Adkins and Chaflin starred for Glenwood, delivering a decisive victory yesterday.
Chicago June 18 fillies Mars Shield and Dawn Play head the list of favorites for tomorrow's 28th American Derby at Washington Park. With War Admiral and Pompoon out, the $25,000-added race for three year olds over a mile and a quarter is wide open. Mars Shield leads at 8 to 5 with Dawn Play a close second. Eagle Pass and others from Valdian, Shandon, Bomar, and Milky Way Farm contend for the rich purse amid rival claims and doubtful starters Yellow Tulip and Sunset Trail 1.
East Bank will host the DuPont softball team Sunday at Pioneerfield at 2 p.m. The visitors are leaders in the Charleston league. East Bank draws players from local city league teams. Two weeks ago DuPont beat East Bank in a 10 inning game at Belle 5 to 0. Teams seeking exhibition games may contact Ken Johnson at East Bank or call East Bank 87-1.
Fragmented OCR text lists race times, ages, and names like Corbett and Packer along with club and event hints. It includes numerous garbled words, numbers, and misreads, making coherent event details or outcomes difficult to confirm.
A fragmented text presents scattered names and phrases such as Universal Consensus and Biographies, with unclear references to people like Madertt and Miley Fay. It lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable organizations. The piece reads as an unreliable OCR fragment with no distinct news item or outcome.
In Dayton Ohio on June 18 Charleston dropped the doubleheader to the Ducks 6-5 and 2-1, ending a six game winning streak. Tony Sims won game one with a late score, while Cloyd Stith took a loss in the second as Dayton held Charleston to two hits. The defeats shrink Charleston’s lead for fifth place and threaten a tie with Dayton for fourth.
The readable fragments mention a middle results item with names and places, suggesting a local contest or meeting outcome. No clear dates or organizations are present.
Sugar Hill II softball team was blanked 2-0 by Weat Vire Rinia State Stakes yesterday afternoon at Institute. Meadows pitched for the winners, holding Sugar Hill to two hits.
The Mar ting baseball team will play Eunice Sunday afternoon. Teams desiring games with Eunice are requested to write to E. W. Aldeman at Mar ting.
The Lowman baseball team faces Purity Maid at Kelly field today at 2 o'clock. All Lowman players must report by 1:30. Aniesa notes the 1999 world series could affect Fordham and Alabama football at Yankee Stadium on October 7. if the series is in New York the game moves to Birmingham.
Fragmented text mentions teams in the Middle Atlantic and Northeast leagues, with partial player names such as Welch, Tittapurga, and Kanavheneti. Includes references to cities like New York and Detroit, plus scattered scores and affiliations, but many details are garbled.
A compact, partially unreadable note on a recent game day mentions EMABLES and Teague in a league context with unclear outcomes and several garbled proper names. The readable portions suggest a sports item about teams and scores but specifics are not discernible.
Huntington committed four errors in one inning enabling the Logan Indians to score four runs and win 4 to 3. Wahn and Sloan allowed eight hits apiece as Huntington posted a 0-1-0-2-0-0 tally while Logan crossed with 0-0-0-4-0-0.
The Witcher junior team defeated Diamond yesterday and now seeks scheduling games with other local junior teams. Those interested should write to Charles Weaver at Diamond.
Boston Reds Sox rallying in the eighth to beat the Cleveland Indians 5 to 4 and notch their fifth straight victory. Dominick Dallesandro drove in the deciding run with a single after Pinky Higgins sparked the inning with a triple and Mollisso and Moe Berg contributed. The win moved Boston above Cleveland by a narrow margin in the standings.
Oral Hildebrand delivered a brilliant mound effort for St. Louis to blank the Washington Senators. He allowed two hits, walked one, and fended off a chaotic fourth inning as Buddy Lewis and Al Simmons flanked the offense. A benches-clearing incident led to ejections for Simmons and Knickerbocker as police restored order.
The Lincoln Orioles edged the West Side Tigers 1-0 after a 12 inning marathon at Humphreys field. Grogan's double plated Jarrett for the winning run in the thirteenth frame.
In Cago June 1 experts discuss the looming Louis Braddock heavyweight title clash. Joe Gould notes the unusual lack of consensus among pundits on how soon Louis may finish Braddock, weighing past performances by Schmeling and Pastor and highlighting Louis resilience beneath pressure.
The U S court of appeals in Philadelphia refused Madison Square Garden a rehearing of the injunction plea to restrain heavyweight champion James Braddock from meeting Joe Louis for the title in Chicago next Tuesday. The decision wipes out Garden's only chance to secure a restraining order before the fight. The Garden sought to overturn a ruling upholding the denial of an injunction by Federal Judge Guy Fake of Newark, N J.
Braddock reaches the edge of his final week before the Chicago title bout with Joe Louis. The heavyweight champion grows tense and confident in Grand Beach as trainer Doc Robb and manager Joe Gould monitor his mood. He trains lightly, with four rounds planned per session, and Sunday work could be shortened if nerves flare.
The Spring Fork baseball club will play Owens-Illinois this afternoon at Reed at 3 o'clock and will travel to Beard's Fork Sunday for a game with that club. All Spring Fork players should meet in Spring Fork at 11 30 Sunday morning.
The Highcoal baseless team will play Glen Rogers Sunday afternoon at Amcogle park Tecamsv interested in scheduling a game with Highcoal are requested to write to Fenroy Lynch at Garrison
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